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pal·ly

 (păl′ē)
adj. pal·li·er, pal·li·est Informal
Friendly; chummy.
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pally

(ˈpælɪ)
adj, -lier or -liest
informal on friendly or familiar terms
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pal•ly

(ˈpæl i)

adj. -li•er, -li•est.
Informal. friendly; chummy.
[1890–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.pally - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or palspally - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
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pally

adjective (Informal) friendly, intimate, close, familiar, affectionate, chummy (informal), buddy-buddy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), thick as thieves (informal), palsy-walsy (informal) Those two seem to be getting very pally.
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وُدّي، صَديق
kamarádský
kammeratlig
haverkodó
vinalegur
kamarátsky

pally

[ˈpælɪ] ADJ (pallier (compar) (palliest (superl))) to be pally with sbser muy amigo de algn
they're very pallyson muy amigos
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pally

[ˈpæli] adjcopain(copine)
to be pally with sb → être copain or copine avec qn
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pally

adj (+er) (Brit inf) they’re very pallysie sind dicke Freunde (inf); to be pally with somebodymit jdm gut Freund sein; to get pally with somebodysich mit jdm anfreunden; he immediately tried to get pally with the bosser versuchte sofort, sich beim Chef anzubiedern
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pally

[ˈpælɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) to be pally with sbessere molto amico (or amica) di qn
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pal

(pӕl) noun
an informal word for a friend. My son brought a pal home for tea.amigo, colega
ˈpally adjective
friendly. They've become very pally.amigo
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